Reading the news from Janine, it said that a lawsuit by the four casinos that paid the 3% has been reinstated again. Supposedly, there was a different slant taken on what Blago did that seems relevant to the courts. I do not understand the law involved but does that mean there is the possibility of the tracks having to pay back the 3% money that they already gave away.

"Anyone suggesting the tracks are looking for a subsidy just doesn’t understand the problem, says Dave McCaffrey, who has spent more than two decades campaigning a stable of harness horses.

“We don’t want a subsidy, we just want to be competitive with other states that allow this form (slot machines) of gambling,” McCaffrey was quoted as saying.

He races a stable of 25 horses at Maywood Park, which, years ago when the track was owned by the Galt Family, was one of the country’s premiere harness tracks.

Observers indicate opposition to expanded gambling has come not only from the anti-gambling lobby but also from the state’s riverboat operators, who feel racetrack slots would severely affect their revenues."

That was more tongue-in-cheek, Janine. But if you follow the money, theoretically it is in the bank accounts of the owners who earned it. It is not beyond the realm, in the event of a judgment, to chase the money by means of additional actions. Doubtful, indeed. And I'd hate to have to enforce the collection.